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Proverbs 31:29

Proverbs 31:29
Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Many daughters have done virtuously,.... This, according to Aben Ezra and Gersom, is what was said by her husband and children, and which seems to be right; especially they may be thought to be the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The words of praise which the husband Pro 31:28 is supposed to have addressed to the ideal wife. Virtuously - The Hebrew word has primarily (like “virtus”) the idea of “strength,” but is used with…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 31:10-31

This description of the virtuous woman is designed to show what wives the women should make and what wives the men should choose; it consists of twenty-two verses, each beginning with a letter of the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Proverbs 31:29-31

This concluding paragraph may be regarded either as the comment of the author himself upon the picture he has just drawn, or as being the actual words of the "praise" bestowed by her husband and her…

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